![]() ![]() In June 2003, the SACLANT organisation was decommissioned and Allied Command Transformation was established. All who have held the position appear on the list of Supreme Allied Commanders Europe. Breedlove ( Air Force), who succeeded Admiral James G. The current (since 2013) Commander is General Philip M. The first SACEUR (1951-1952) was General Dwight Eisenhower. The Supreme Commander has always been an American, with a deputy officer from another NATO member, though only British and Germans have held the post. Correspondingly the commanders were known as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). Until June 2003, the operational structure of NATO was divided into "Europe" and "Atlantic". This position is currently held by French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros. It is headed by the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), a four-star general or admiral. Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is located in Norfolk, Virginia.(For legal reasons SACEUR has retained the traditional title including Europe although the responsibilities were extended to all allied operations in 2003). four-star general or admiral with the dual-hatted role of heading U.S. It is headed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), a U.S. Allied Command Operations (ACO) is located at SHAPE, Mons, Belgium.Each has a Supreme Allied Commander as highest-ranking military officer. The NATO structure is divided into two commands, one for operations and one for transformation. The post of the American Commander-in-Chief South West Pacific was held by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.įollowing the end of the war, the term came into use again with the formation of NATO, at which point Eisenhower again found himself as Supreme Allied Commander. The post of Supreme Commander South East Asia Command (SACSEA) was occupied throughout most of its existence by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. Wilson was succeeded by Field Marshal Harold Alexander, who continued in charge of allied forces until the end of the war. Eisenhower was succeeded in the Mediterranean by his former deputy, Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, who was given the title Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean. He served successively as the Allied Mediterranean theatre's Commander in Chief, Allied Force and then as European theatre's Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force (SCAEF). General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower had the highest profile of the supreme commanders. These commanders reported to the Combined Chiefs of Staff, although in the case of the American commanders in the Pacific and SACSEA, the relevant national command authorities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Chiefs of Staff Committee had responsibility of the main conduct of the war in the theatre of operations. The Allied Mediterranean theatre's Commander-in-Chief, Allied Force, the American Commander-in-Chief South West Pacific and Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areas also functioned as de facto supreme commanders. His awards include the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Ranger Tab and Master Parachutist’s wings.Dwight Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force (SCAEF) for the Battle of Normandy during World War II. He holds degrees from Princeton University and Yale University. Cavoli is a Foreign Area Officer with a concentration on Eurasia, and speaks Italian, Russian and French. Marshall Center for European Security Studies and the Army Chief of Staff’s Strategic Studies Group. He has held fellowships at National Defense University, the George C. Cavoli’s staff experience includes service as the Director for Russia on the Joint Staff Deputy Executive Assistant for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Director of the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Coordination Group. He also served as the Deputy Commander of Regional Command West in Herat, Afghanistan, and as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations at the 82nd Airborne Division. He’s commanded the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division 7th Army Training Command and 25th Infantry Division. Cavoli has served in a wide variety of positions throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Army Europe.Ĭommissioned into the Infantry in 1987, Gen. From January 2018 until the consolidation, Gen. Army Europe and Africa October 2020 through June 2022. Cavoli previously served as Commander of the consolidated U.S. European Command, July 1, 2022, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), July 4, 2022. ![]()
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